Whitney Houston
Rhythm and blues, Celebrity
1963 – 2012
Who was Whitney Houston?
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American recording artist, singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide. She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know," influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only woman to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a woman at the time of its release. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 1986, and ranked it at number 254 on the magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney became the first album by a woman to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1963
Newark - Also known as
- Whitney Elizabeth Houston
- Houston, Whitney
- The Prom Queen of Soul
- Nippy
- The Voice
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Bobby Brown
(1992/07/18 - 2007/04/24)
- Bobby Brown
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mount Saint Dominic Academy
- Lived in
- Newark
- East Orange
- Died
- Feb 11, 2012
Beverly Hills - Resting place
- Fairview Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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